Joining The Panderverse
Added 2023-11-02 15:43:38 +0000 UTCWas never in doubt but Matt & Trey certainly delivered. Loved their take on the current state of Hollywood pandering. Spot on! Enjoy guys, This was a great ride!
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> and, for the most part at least, whenever he has a strong opinion on something it's Matt and Trey's way of saying "this is the wrong/problematic viewpoint" yet some of these people either didn't watch the whole episode or they just don't realize that Cartman is the only one who has this antiwoke opinion It's even more layered than that. The special also very clearly and heavily criticises Disney and the staff admits to this through using the panderstone, eventually summoning the Cartman version of Kathleen Kennedy. The real Cartman is a stand in for the actual racists and biggots that complain about the woke stuff, not the people that legimitly criticises Disney for pandering by just making lazy remakes with race or gender swapped characters. I think they make this point clearest in the scene in the principles office where Kyle (which is usually a character that portails the reasonable standpoint on an issue) is very upset about Cartman being replaced by a black women. The joke clearly is on the PC principle character in this scene, who thinks this is totally normal and suggests Kyle is a biggot for not accepting it. They definitly take big digs at Disney and the woke stuff. I wouldn't quite sensationalize it to them DESTROYING Disney, but I don't think those videos missed the point entirly.
Florian Ratz
2023-11-23 17:32:53 +0000 UTCyou hit it right on the money hollywood is just being lazy and worried to take chances with new ideas.
Jack Hunziker
2023-11-03 22:28:32 +0000 UTCYeah it's so weird seeing some of these YouTube video titles like "Woke Disney DESTROYED by south park" or "Kathleen Kennedy DEVASTATED" etc. But Cartman has always been an unrepentant racist/sexist (even in this episode Kyle calls him a fat racist and he only denies being fat) and, for the most part at least, whenever he has a strong opinion on something it's Matt and Trey's way of saying "this is the wrong/problematic viewpoint" yet some of these people either didn't watch the whole episode or they just don't realize that Cartman is the only one who has this antiwoke opinion. Kyle is only complaining about how multiverses are stupid and nobody else has anything negative to say about Disney. Also it seems that through this whole multiverse thing it's two different versions of Eric that are part of both sides of the problem escalating, which is why alternate Kathleen looks like him.
Rudy M.
2023-11-03 04:19:03 +0000 UTCThank you you did this quick.
Mushman
2023-11-03 00:14:24 +0000 UTCI am so glad that special went as I thought it would. Look, I do not appreciate much what happening with entertainment (this not solo Hollywood issue), however this is not the first time it happening. There were ups and downs in movie eras. Bollocks! On average 50% of all films and shows are okay-ish at best, 25% are mediocre or trash and only 15% going down in history as masterpieces (or something close enough). And it was a thing of entertainment industry since very start. And Trey and Matt once again proved that there are no unbitable obstacles for true comedy. And throw entire special they made what they keep doing to point of nearly perfection - making fun of everyone, but leaving a right message to process. For instance, although they surely made a good laugh of "Woke South Park", they did it in most professional manner: for local resident their universe is fine as ever, but it is funny for us as audience. And best part is that so-called "Anti-Woke" activists, social media influencers and questionable viewers are still believe that Trey and Matt on their side. Every single Internet reviewer and publication thinking that The South Park creators will lead them on crusade against Kathleen Kennedy herself and Disney (as well as entire Hollywood) will be cleansed of lameness films. Meanwhile they (Trey and Matt) literally pointed how equally lame is to be too mad at what executive producers, directors and actors/actresses doing. Like, I dunno, "of course" Ridley Scout killing Aliens franchise because he "hates fanbase" and should step aside. But it is hard to take such folks too seriously, since they may not entirely aware (some deliberately) how such business works. Yet, they (unsatisfied audience) getting outrageous anyway and demanding going back to better times. And therefore, throw certain actions, such folks acting just like their archenemies for opposite camp. In the end of the day, as quickly as you accept there is nothing untouchable in this World, especially a piece of intellectual property you have no legal right on, than easier your live will be. I just let go Star Wars in 2014 and focused on my education and...Well, I am pretty happy. No matter what popular or hated today or will be tomorrow in this franchise, I moved on. P.S. I just realised while finished this long-a$$ comment: Cartman forgiving Ms. Kennedy without any trick or devious plan whatsoever. And got same treatment in exchange. This is basically one of the main pillars of Christianity - forgiveness. Wow.
Almas Baibolov
2023-11-02 16:40:41 +0000 UTC
